I'm curious and willing to wager that you have no inkling at all as to the meaning of 1 Cor. 15:22! I'll be surprised if you did know, though.
So, you're a gambler?
I'll get some help from a VERY good friend to explain that for you.
I imagine you will isolate the phrase "in Christ" and make an argument on that.
Be sure to explain what "in Adam" means. (on equal terms with "in Christ")
I think the "
as in" and "
so in" phrases are MORE critical to understanding this.
Meaning: In the same way.
1 Corinthians 15:22
For
as in Adam all die,
so in Christ all will be made alive.
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1 Corinthians 15:22 explained
This is essentially a conditional statement.
It is upon the basis that all die in Adam that all also are made alive in Christ. Or better, if all had not died in Adam, then there would have been no need to make all (or any) alive in Christ.
If all died in Adam, then all are made alive in Christ.
The same set of people are being referenced in both the antecedent and the consequent. So, if "all" doesn't mean all in the consequent, then it doesn't mean all in the antecedent.
Modus tollens: If all are not made alive in Christ, then all did not die in Adam.
But, of course, all did die in Adam (according to the fans of eternal torment).
Therefore, all means all in both instances.
@Chadrho